Car roof



Nov. 2 1926. 1,605,390 W. A. BREWER CAR ROOF Filed Jan. s. 1925 2sheets-sheet 2 l William Brewer Patented Nov. 2, 1925.

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WILLIAM A. BREWER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CAR .ANDFOUNDRY COMPANY, OF NEl/V YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEVI JERSEY. l

CAR ROOF.

Application filed January Fig. 4 is a vertical section drawn to a largerscale showing the connection of a carline with a side plate; y

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a vertical section through the Y drain strip.

This invention relates to car roots and has for an object the provisionot an improved root which shall be water-tight, light in weight andsimple-in construction, and which may be cheaply made and readilyrepaired. lt is also an object of this invention to provide a roofhaving means whereby any leakage which passes through the roof seamswill be caught and drained to the outside ofthe car and the car contentsprotected.

As shown in the drawings, the root cornprises roof sheets l having theirside edges overlapping and secured along the laps to the upper flangesof carlines 2 of Z cross section which extend between the side plates 4,the endsotI the carlines resting upon tapered liller blocks 6 interposedbetween the carlines and the side plates and which correspond to theinclination ofthe carlines. Between the carlines 2 and the filler blocks6 are placed short flashing strips 8 having downwardly projectingflanges 10 which overlap the outside ot the webs 5 of the side plates 4.The carlines 2 are of uniform depth trom the ridge to the side plateswhere the webs 12 are out away, as at 14, permitting the upper flangesto be bent downwardly in a curve, as at 16, to provide a proper supportfor the downwardly-turned fianges 2O of the roof sheets l, the iiangesextending so as to overlap and be secured to the webs 5 ofl the sideplates 4.

The carlines 2 are secured to the side plates 4 by rivets 22 which passthrough flanges 24 of the carlines 2, the flashing strips 8, fillerblocks 6 and flanges 26 of the .Side

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plates. Angles 28 secured to the webs 1l of the carlines by rivets 29and to the flanges 26 ot' the side plates 4 by rivets 31 which also passthrough the filler blocks 6 and iiashing strips 8 aid in securing thecar lines 2 to the side plates 4.

Secured to the carlines 2 are channelshaped drain strips Y3() havingreversely turned lianges32 secured to the webs 1l of the carlines andoutwardly .projecting Vflanges 84 which bear. against the roof platesl', the width of the channel portions ot the drain strips under theseams and the upper carline flanges being suliicient that the lianges 34engage the. roof sheets l beyond and alongside the roof Vseams and theedges `of the carlines so that any leakage which passes through the roofscams will be caught in the channel portions of the drain strips 30..The channel portions of the drain strips O extend acrossv beneath theroof sheets to and downwardly a short distance on the flanges of theroot sheets so that moisture accumulating in the drain strips will bedeposited upon the flashing strips 8 :from which it will drain to theoutside of the car through openings 36 between the side plates 4 and theflangesiof the roof sheets formed by corrugations 38 in the overlappingportions of the root sheets.

rlhe roof sheets extend to the ends of the car, overlapping the end'fascia plates 40 in the usual manner, and the rivets 42 which securethe overlapping portions ofthe roti sheets together and to the carlines2 also serve to secure the running board saddles 44 to the carlines 2. y

Upon the ruiming board saddles 44 and end running board saddles 46secured to the end carlines 48 and end fascia plates 40 is mounted therunning board 50 secured thereto by the bolts 52 in the usual manner.

What is claimed is:

l. A car'roof construction comprising carlines, root sheets havingoverlapping edges secured to said carlines and drain strips carried bysaid carlines in position to catch any water leaking through the roofseams over the carlines and engaging said root sheets.

2. A car rooic construction comprising flanged carlines, roof sheetshaving overlapping edges secured to flanges of said carlines andindependently formed drain strips under the car-line flanges beneaththelaps secured to' the webs of said oarlines.

3. A car roof 'construction comprising carlines, side plates carryingsaid carlines, roof sheets having overlapping edges secured to saidcarlines, flashing strips between said side alates and carlines andindependently formed drain strips secured to said carlines and extendingto said flashing strips.

4. A car roof construction comprising Z-bar carlines, side platescarrying said carlines, flashing strips between said carlines and sideplates and having flanges extending along said side plates, roof sheetshaving overlapping edges secured to flanges of said carlines and flangessecured to said side plates, and independently formed drain stripssecured to the webs ofy said carlines and having flanges engaging saidroof sheets.

5. A car roof construction comprising carlines, side plates carryingsaid carlines, flashing strips between said carlines and side plates andhaving flanges engaging said Vside plates, roof sheets havingoverlapping 'edges secured to said carlines and flanges secured to saidside plates and independently formed drain strips carried by saidcarlines and eX- tending to said flashing strips, said roof sheets beingcorrugated at said flashing strips to provide drain openings.

6. A car roof construction comprising carlines, roof sheets secured tosaid carlines and independently formed drain strips carried by saidcarlines beneath the roof seams and engaging said roof sheets alongsidethe carlines.

7. A car roof construction comprising carlines, side plates carryingsaid carlines, flashing strips between said side plates and carlines andhaving downwardly extending flanges engaging said side plates, roofsheets carried by said carlines and having flanges secured to said sideplates and independently formed drain strips beneath the roof seamssecured to said carlines and extending to said ashing strips.

S. A car roof construction comprising Z-shape carlines of uniform depth,roof channel-shape drain strips under the carline i edges beneath thelaps having flanges secured to said carlines and flanges bearing againstsaid roof sheets beyond said carline edges.

K10; A car roof construction comprising Z-shape carlines of uniformdepth, "side plates carrying said carlines, roof sheets having theirside edges lapped and secured to said carlines, said roof sheets havingflanges secured to said side plates, flashing strips between saidcarlines and side plates and having flanges engaging said side platesand channel-shape drain strips extending to said flashing strips andhaving flanges secured to carlines and flanges engaging said roofsheets.

ll. A car roof 'construction comprising Zfshape carlines of uniformdept-h, side plates carrying said carlines roof sheets having their sideedges lapped and secured to flanges of said carlines, said roof sheetshaving flanges secured to said side plates, flashing strips between saidcarlines and side plates and having downwardly extending flangesengaging the outsides of said side plates and channel-shape drain strips.La

tending to said flashing strips and having downwardly extending flangessecured 'to the webs of said carlines and outwardly extending flangesengaging said roof sheets,

said roof sheet flanges being corrugated at jacent to said flashingstrips to provide drain openings. Y

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

VILLIAM A. BREWER.

